Plain English Breakdown
The official summary does not provide details on how the bill will apply across different titles or if it requires courts to give more time specifically.
Changing Hearing Time for Guardians and Conservators
This bill changes the time limit for holding hearings on requests to appoint guardians or conservators from 60 days to 90 days.
What This Bill Does
- Changes the law so that a hearing must happen within 90 days instead of 60 days after someone asks to be named as a guardian or conservator.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who ask the court to appoint them as guardians or conservators
- Courts that handle cases involving guardians and conservators
Terms To Know
- Guardian
- A person appointed by a court to make decisions for someone who cannot take care of themselves.
- Conservator
- A person chosen by the court to manage another person's financial affairs when they can't do it themselves.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify how courts will handle cases that start before the new law takes effect.
- It is unclear if this change will affect all types of guardianship and conservatorship cases equally.